eagle
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Hi, all.
My family and I pull a popup camper with our Hondy Odyssey, and we think it's time to upgrade the tow vehicle so that we can upgrade our camper.
I personally love VW TDIs, and I love DSGs. Wife & kids want a Suburban, but I don't see that -- the thing is enormous, and it's a "gallons per mile" kind of thing while towing. I get that everything suffers when you're towing, but if I'm starting out at 29 mpg in a Touareg TDI then it might be okay.
Anybody here take advantage of the Touareg TDI's 7700 pound tow capacity? I'm looking at getting a hybrid trailer or smaller travel trailer in the 4-6000 pound range, and the Treg should be able to pull that. I'm hoping to get some real-world feedback.
There's a local 2014 Touareg TDI for sale with about 80k miles, for $22k. I'm not sure how that is price-wise, but I'm considering it for now. We are a family of 5 (2 adults, 3 kinder ages 11, 10, and 7) with a small dog (a pug). I'm hoping the Touareg TDI will be large enough for us, with enough interior cargo capacity.
We do take an annual trip of substantial length (1,000 miles one-way, 2500 r/t) that goes through the mountains, and we tow on that trip.
I'd like this vehicle to last us for 10 years or more (until the youngest is out of the house).
Any thoughts on pulling a 6000 pound trailer with a Touareg TDI DSG? Any thoughts on having 3 teenagers in the second row seat in a Treg?
Thanks.
Edited to add: I would also appreciate some guidance about ways to tell whether a particular Touareg has had a hitch added to it or whether the hitch is part of the towing package. When I see a hitch by itself (no trailer light connector) then I assume this was added by a third party. Thanks.
My family and I pull a popup camper with our Hondy Odyssey, and we think it's time to upgrade the tow vehicle so that we can upgrade our camper.
I personally love VW TDIs, and I love DSGs. Wife & kids want a Suburban, but I don't see that -- the thing is enormous, and it's a "gallons per mile" kind of thing while towing. I get that everything suffers when you're towing, but if I'm starting out at 29 mpg in a Touareg TDI then it might be okay.
Anybody here take advantage of the Touareg TDI's 7700 pound tow capacity? I'm looking at getting a hybrid trailer or smaller travel trailer in the 4-6000 pound range, and the Treg should be able to pull that. I'm hoping to get some real-world feedback.
There's a local 2014 Touareg TDI for sale with about 80k miles, for $22k. I'm not sure how that is price-wise, but I'm considering it for now. We are a family of 5 (2 adults, 3 kinder ages 11, 10, and 7) with a small dog (a pug). I'm hoping the Touareg TDI will be large enough for us, with enough interior cargo capacity.
We do take an annual trip of substantial length (1,000 miles one-way, 2500 r/t) that goes through the mountains, and we tow on that trip.
I'd like this vehicle to last us for 10 years or more (until the youngest is out of the house).
Any thoughts on pulling a 6000 pound trailer with a Touareg TDI DSG? Any thoughts on having 3 teenagers in the second row seat in a Treg?
Thanks.
Edited to add: I would also appreciate some guidance about ways to tell whether a particular Touareg has had a hitch added to it or whether the hitch is part of the towing package. When I see a hitch by itself (no trailer light connector) then I assume this was added by a third party. Thanks.
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